i found out about japan early this morning as it came on the news, showing videos of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the country.you hear every day on the news about crimes in the city -- murders, assault, robberies -- but it's the horrible worldly news that's so much more...removed from us.
have you seen some of these videos of the tsunami? cars, houses, buildings, airports, nuclear plants, all destroyed with the swish of a massive wave. PEOPLE in boats swallowed up by the sea within seconds.. can you imagine your entire world being washed away like that? nothing remaining... i just can't..
i was really sad this morning, realizing how helpless i felt, how pathetic my trivial problems from the day before are compared to anything that the people affected by this tragedy are going through right now.
i had no motivation whatsoever to do any work -- everything felt so.. insignificant.
a friend made me realize how lucky we really are:
HyeMi: i know...i've barely done any work today
but it's okay..it's friday
we have the luxury of reevaluating our lives on a day like today
it just makes me feel eternally grateful once again for ANYTHING and everything that i have in this lifetime. it reminds me how much i love my loved ones.
my prayers go out to the families and their loved ones in Japan
the sense that i need to GIVE more has struck a chord with me more than ever.
i want to DO something. i want to be a part of something bigger than myself and my selfish ways, because i have the luxury.
it's sad that it took something so horrible to make me feel so strongly about it. we should know better.
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